This space was created to grow community in Bay Ridge. Please bring your good energy and creative minds to this space.

What is included in your Monthly Membership:
- Up to 25lbs of Clay per month
- In-house glazes
- Firing of work up to 8” in width or height
- Firing of work equal to 25lbs per month
- Studio access for glazing

Guidelines
Studio Access:
You have access to the studio for glazing only, not for making. This means that you make your work at home and bring it to the studio when it is ready to go into the bisque. After it has gone through the bisque you can schedule a time to use the studio to glaze. Your studio time should be fully self guided.

Dropping work off & picking work up:
Please drop your work off in the vestibule downstairs. Please read the notes on the shelving unite and place your greenware on the RIGHT side of the cabinet labeled HOME MEMBERSHIP.

I will place your fired work back here on the shelves after it processes through the glaze kiln. Your bisqueware can be found in the studio, ready to glaze.

Please keep up to date on the kiln schedule so that you can make sure your pots are ready for the kiln.

The shelves are designed to fit the work that is within the size limits of the studio (8" x 8"). if your work does not fit in the shelving area, do not leave it there - please bring it upstairs to talk to me about it. 

Open Studio Hours:
- Please be respectful of everyone’s time. If you book a session and are not going to show up - please cancel your appointment. If you book a session and are going to be more than 15 minutes late - please email/text Katie.
- Please be mindful of when Open Studio ends or when your session ends. Begin cleaning up at least 20 minutes before the end of your session.
- We close Open Studio a half hour (8:00pm) before classes end in the evening to allow students in the class to be able to clean up appropriately. Please be mindful of the time you are to end your open studio session.
- Being mindful of time allows the maintenance of the studio to happen and allows schedules to run smoothly.

Glaze Use:
You are welcome to use our in-house glazes. Currently, we have 13 glazes of varying colors and sheens. If it is your first time using the studio, you will need to schedule a glaze orientation with Katie before you schedule your first glazing appointment. You can do this via the Home Membership portal on the Book Studio Time page.
- You are welcome to use outside glazes as long as they are approved by Ovington Pottery.
- Please keep glazes covered when not in use. Liqiuid from the glaze buckets can evaporate or contaminate one another with splashes.
- Underglazes are not available for community use, please purchase your own if you would like to use them in the studio.

Firing :
We try to fire the kilns at least once a month, this can vary depending on the amount of work that the students make. The cost of the Home Membership includes the processing of up to 25lbs of clay per month. If you make more work than that you will be charged an additional .08/cu inch. If you have a deadline for your pieces, please let me know; I will most likely be able to fire them for your deadline.

Clay:
We use Laguna #40 Stoneware fired to Cone 6. You are welcome to use your own clay as long as you submit the information about the clay to Ovington Pottery before making your work. The cost of the Home Membership includes the processing of up to 25lbs of clay per month - meaning firing and glazing. If you make more work than the alloted 25lbs you will be charged an additional .08c/cu inch.

Cleanliness:
Please be mindful of the cleanliness of the studio. As a participating member of the studio, you must clean your workstation and surrounding area. Please pay attention to any glaze or water that has fallen on the floor.

Vibe:
Please be sure to respect the other students in the studio while you are glazing your work. If a class is in session, Katie will be happy to answer any small questions but please realize that her attention needs to be focused on the students at hand.

Phone use:
Please use this time to detach from digital life and immerse yourself in creativity. There is a study done that a disruption during a concentrated period of time can take you 23 minutes to get that focus back . If you need to take a phone call while others are in the studio, please move into the hallway or go outside to do so.

Our studio is quite intimate and is really the only place where your hands are too dirty to use your phone all the time. While I realize that people would like to take videos of them doing awesome things, I ask that you only film yourself. Please do not film while in class with other students or while other students/members are around during open studio hours.

Music:
You are welcome to use your headphones if other people are in the studio or connect to the speaker via bluetooth if that is okay with the other students in the space for open studio.

Commitment & Cancellation Policy:
We do not require a certain amount of time to commit to the Home Membership but do ask that you give us 2 weeks notice if you will be ending your Membership.
Please note that if you pay for specific months of Membership, your work will need to be processed during that time. It will not be processed after the month(s) you have paid for.

Payment Policy:
We require payment for the Home Membership on the 1st of each month.

Community Respect:
Ovington Pottery is a safe and welcoming place for all people. Creative work often requires space to think, reflect and make. We ask that you allow others the chance to do that by limiting your amount of chatting, space consumption and technology use.